Hello and welcome along to today's LIVE Hull City blog, where we will bring you all the transfer news and rumours throughout the day.

Craig Hope of the Daily Mail has reported that Premier League club Burnley have had a bid rejected for Sam Clucas from City.

The midfielder is sure to have plenty of suitors this summer after wholeheartedly impressing during his first season in the top flight but it would appear after selling so many of their first-team stars already this summer, the Tigers are unwilling to sell.

Leonid Slutsky will no doubt see Clucas as the bedrock to his City squad and will be hoping Clucas will stay and lead an attempt to get back to the Premier League.

17:30

That's it from us today

We’ll be back tomorrow with more news and rumours

16:14

Interesting...

Who could they have been watching?

15:45

Burnley boss had this to say on the Clucas rumours

Sean Dyche made no comment on Sam Clucas speculation (Image: Getty)

15:18

Maloney retires from football

Shaun Maloney rejected a new deal with Hull City (Image: Focus Images)

14:07

Liam Cooper signs a new four-year deal at Leeds

The former Hull City defender has obviously been impressing Thomas Christiansen at Elland Road

14:02

Fans react to Clucas rumours

Sam Clucas (Image: JMP)

13:23

Tom Flanagan unlikely to play on Saturday

Tom Flanagan is unlikely to play for Burton Albion on Saturday after resigning with the club.

Flanagan rejected a deal to stay at Burton in June, but made a u-turn this week, rejoining the club this week.

However, Nigel Clough admits it’s unlikely he will play this weekend.

“He has been training with a team - I think he has been training with Eastleigh a little bit - and he has been doing little stuff on his own.

“But there is no substitute for joining in with us.

“We’ll see how he is.

“He’ll join in on Friday, probably won’t be in the squad on Saturday and then we’ll assess him next week.”

13:10

Bid rejected by City for Clucas was £5m

Hull City reportedly rejected a bid for Sam Clucas yesterday from Burnley and little wonder.

The Premier League side offered £5m according to the Daily Mail.

The midfielder was one of the Tigers shining lights last season in his debut season in the Championship and in today’s market the Clarets will have to up their bid considerably in order to persuade City to sell.

Sam Clucas

12:57

Who could City get in tonight's draw?

The Carabao Cup (Image: Getty)

12:18

Will Jackson: Selling Clucas this summer would be suicide

Amid reported interest from Premier League Burnley, the Mail’s Will Jackson details how Clucas is quite simply irreplaceable this season

While Premier League clubs may be knocking on the door, Hull City cannot afford to sell Sam Clucas this summer.

After a sterling debut season in the top flight, Clucas is sadly juts one of a few stars to remain at the club following relegation. Harry Maguire, Andy Robertson and Tom Huddlestone all chose to leave the club, leaving City extremely short of experienced talent. But Clucas remains.

Burnley are the latest club to show an interest in midfielder even making a bid which City have wisely rejected, according to reports in the Daily Mail. Selling Clucas would be outright suicide.

While the midfielder didn’t get the chance to showcase his true talent on Saturday at Villa Park, his energy and ingenuity, his ability to find space in the middle, added to his turn of pace and delectable ball control make him the vocal point of the Hull City team.

Everything goes through him in the City side, playing in a deeper role to what he is used to in the City side, Clucas controlled the Tigers tempo, particularly in the second half against Aston Villa.

Should the club decide to sell, which player currently in Slutsky’s could step up into the middle and play that role to the same effect? No one.

Successful campaigns are not built on continually selling a club’s best players. The Tigers must dig in their heels and continue to show their mettle with Clucas.

11:27

Middlesbrough chasing Lewis Baker

Middlesbrough are reportedly on the verge of sealing a two-year loan deal for Chelsea midfielder Lewis Baker.

The midfielder is recognised as one of the best young English talents in the game and many City fans had hoped to see in black and amber this season.

However, it appears the club have missed the boat as Middlesbrough appear set to sign him on a two-year loan deal.

Meanwhile Kenedy looks set to sign for Newcastle United this season.

The Tigers are running out of options in terms of loan players from Chelsea.

Slutsky has decision to make, says Swanny

Former Sunderland midfielder Seb Larsson is close to joining Hull City

08:04

A reminder that the cup draw is tonight

After receiving a bye in the first round The Tigers will find out their Carabao Cup second round opponents this evening.

The draw will take place live on Sky Sports after the conclusion of the final first round tie Bury v Sunderland.

08:00

City must let his City side off the leash against Burton

Hull City manager Leonid Slutsky (Image: Focus )

07:59

City reject Burnley bid

Hull City have rejected a bid from Burnley for Sam Clucas, that’s according to Craig Hope of the Daily Mail at least.

The midfielder is sure to have plenty of suitors this summer after wholeheartedly impressing during his first season in the top flight but it would appear after selling so many of their first-team stars already this summer, the Tigers are unwilling to sell.

Leonid Slutsky will no doubt see Clucas as the bedrock to his City squad and will be hoping Clucas will stay and lead an attempt to get back to the Premier League.

The Russian said whilst in Portugal on pre-season that the supermarket had closed and so far the club has stuck to his word.

07:55

Good morning!

Welcome along to our LIVE blog this Thursday. We’re just two days away from City’s first home game of the season.